Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Wortley Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Keppel , and the 364th lowest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Wortley Road (S61 2AD) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Keppel average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Wortley Road (S61 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Wortley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farm View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Droppingwell Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Droppingwell Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Droppingwell Farm Close —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redscope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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